Curves of the Nockalmstraße through biosphere pastures

Road Trip

Drive the Nockalmstraße

Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia

QUICK INFORMATION

CATEGORY
Road Trip
COUNTRY
Austria
REGION
Bad Kleinkirchheim · Carinthia
DURATION
2–4 days

ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

What you’ll experience

The 35 km scenic road through the biosphere reserve links Bad Kleinkirchheim’s valley to the Innerkrems — mountain lakes, the historic Karlbad radon hut, marmot meadows and viewpoints the whole way. Add the branches to Turracher Höhe (another flow-trail bike park and a turquoise lake) for a full-day loop.

THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL

What it’s really like

More here soon — the road is still being mapped.

HIGHLIGHTS

Moments worth savouring

01

35 km of Alpine scenic road

02

Windebensee and Karlbad stops

03

Optional Turracher Höhe loop with its own lake

WHAT TO EXPECT

Good to know before you go

Toll around €18 per car; open May–October. Allow half a day for the road alone, a full day with the Turracher loop.

MAP & LOCATION

Drive the Nockalmstraße

Drive the Nockalmstraße, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Carinthia, Austria

FOOD & DRINK

Where to eat nearby

01

Trattlers Einkehr — Carinthian classics in a rustic hut beside the Therme St. Kathrein, the valley’s favourite table

02

Restaurant Adriana — the region’s steakhouse (Tomahawk, dry-aged) in a smart village dining room

03

Restaurant Loystubn at Hotel Pulverer — 400-year-old farm-to-table Carinthian cooking with “Carinthian sushi” of local trout

04

Restaurant Dorfwirt — traditional guesthouse kitchen, rustic rooms, house-baked bread

05

Waldtratte at the Kaiserburg — alpine hut stop on the slopes and summer trails

06

Panorama-Restaurant Nock IN — Käsespätzle with a 360° view at 1,906 m on the Brunnach

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HOTELS & STAYS

Where to stay nearby

01

Hotel GUT Trattlerhof — 4-star superior with 140 years of history, big wellness and its own mountain restaurant

02

Der Kirchheimerhof — adults-friendly superior hotel up the hill, ski-in location and famous day spa

03

Hotel Pulverer — classic 4-star superior directly at the Römerbad with the Loystubn restaurant

04

Nockberge Lodge Appartements — modern apartments a walk from the Kaiserburgbahn

05

Biobauernhof Gasthof Hinteregger — organic farm inn on the Rosennock road, real farm breakfasts

06

Thermenchalet — private chalets with their own sauna, minutes from both spas

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